A house on fire : the rise and fall of Philadelphia soul

John A. Jackson.
Author/Creator:
Jackson, John A., 1943- author
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (369 p.)

Details

Series Title:
  • Oxford scholarship online
  • Oxford scholarship online.
Note:
  • English
  • Formerly CIP.
  • Previously issued in print: 2004.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-328) and index.
Contents:
I'll get by (1942-1962) -- Who do you love (1963) -- Mixed-up shook-up girl (1964) -- Expressway to your heart (1965-1967) -- Cowboys to girls (1968) -- Only the strong survive (1969) -- Betcha by golly, wow (1970-1971) -- Love train (1972) -- Am I black enough for you? (1973) -- I'll be around (1974) -- TSOP (the sound of Philadelphia) (1975) -- Wake up everybody (1975) -- Philadelphia freedom (1976) -- Kiss and say goodbye (1977-1978) -- Ain't no stoppin' us now (1979-1982) -- Love, need, and want you (1983-2001).
Summary:
Gamble, Huff, and Bell were the pre-eminent soul music producers of the 1970s. This book tells the story of their meteoric rise, their years of unstoppable success, and their demise from payola, competition, a tough economy, and the inevitability of changing popular tastes.
Subject:
ISBN:
  • 9780197728147
  • 0197728146
  • 9781280482045
  • 1280482044
  • 9780195348804
  • 019534880X
  • 9781602568433
  • 160256843X
  • 0-19-772814-6
  • 1-280-48204-4
  • 0-19-534880-X
  • 1-60256-843-X
Other ISBN:
  • 9780195149722
  • 0195149726
  • 0-19-514972-6
LC Classification:
ML3537 .J33 2004
Catalog Record ID:
991036733465403811
Language:
English

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